----* AcclaimedFlop: Technically a flop ''and'' a success at the same time: It made a ''lot'' of money, it was one of the highest grossing films that year and was considered a masterpiece. But because production was so obscenely expensive, it still took decades of profit for it to make up for its cost.* AFIS100YearsSeries:** AFIS100Years100Movies: #58** AFIS10Top10:*** #5, Animation* ExecutiveMeddling: ** The ''Pomp and Circumstance'' sequence in ''Fantasia 2000'' was inserted at the insistence of Disney CEO Michael Eisner, who had just gone to his son's graduation and wanted a song "everyone can relate to."** One of the most infamous examples of this was the ending of the ''Rite of Spring'' from the original Fantasia. The segment originally would have continued into the age of mammals and end with a scene where early humans dancing as they succeed in creating fire. Disney had this ending removed out of fear it would attract controversy from creationists. * [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Sorcerer!]]: ''KingdomHearts'' players may or may not have this reaction upon seeing the "former Keyblade master" Yen Sid in the film he originally came from.* ItIsPronouncedTropay: Fantasia's proper pronunciation is "Fantasy-ah" when referring to the form of music, But "Fan-Tay-jia" is the accepted pronunciation when referring to the films. * MissingEpisode: Before ''Fantasia 2000'' was released, its promos suggested that it was ''replacing'' the original cut of ''Fantasia''. (Assuming you don't consider it already replaced because someone did their best to edit out a blackface caricature...)* MagnumOpusDissonance: ''Fantasia'' has been described as being ahead of its time, because although Walt Disney planned for this to be his big film, it actually flopped and the relatively more "kiddy movie" ''Disney/{{Dumbo}}'' actually turned over a greater profit. In the present, ''Fantasia'' has been VindicatedByHistory, and is often one of the movies discussed as being the best of the Disney Animated Canon.* OldShame: Sunflower, the stereotypical black centaurette that tended to the others, edited out of post-1960 prints.** You can tell which scenes she appears in by noticing the fuzziness.* TheOtherDarrin: While not in the ''Fantasia 2000'' sequence proper, Daisy's scream is provided by Wayne Allwine's then wife, Russi Taylor. Even more confusing is that Rusi appears in-characer during the commentary for the Sorcerer's Apprentice as Minnie, which occurs just a few minutes before she supplies the scream.* RealitySubtext: "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" has an interesting variation: it was around the time ''Fantasia'' came out that Walt's life didn't go according to plan, much like how Mickey loses control of the brooms.** The "Firebird" sequence was apparently based off images of the Mount St Helen's disaster, and how life slowly returned.* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: Walt Disney's original idea was to keep on adding new segments and switching the order around, such that ''Fantasia'' would be a perpetual work in progress. The idea for a ''Fantasia'' sequel eventually took almost 60 years to come to fruition.* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Walt Disney's original plan for the film, as mentioned above. Some of the segments they had considered for this were worked into the other compilation films Disney made during the '40s.** In ''Fantasia 2000'', hostess Bette Midler mentions several abandoned concepts (it's not stated whether these are from the original or later), including a segment based on Creator/RichardWagner's "Music/RideOfTheValkyries", one based on Jean Sibelius's "[[Literature/TheKalevala The Swan of Tuonela]]," a "bug ballet" [[note]]Which was featured in ''Disney/MakeMineMusic'' as "Bumble Boogie", using the music ''Flight of the Bumblebee''.[[/note]], a "baby ballet", something inspired by the Polka and the Fugue from ''Schwanda the Bagpiper'', and ''Destino'', directed by ''[[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible Salvador Dali]]'', and featured alongside Fantasia 2000 in its DVD/Blu-Ray re-release. It was referred to as a "baseball ballet", though it actually has very little to do with baseball, save for a couple of shots towards the end (it's a Salvador Dali piece - it's very random).** There was also a rejected pitch for a segment that would have been a hybrid of [[Creator/RichardWagner Wagner's]] ''[[Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung Der Ring des Nibelungen]]'' and [[Creator/JRRTolkien Tolkien's]] ''Literature/TheHobbit''.** The flamingos from "Carnival of the Animals" were originally meant to be the ostriches from "Dance of the Hours"; however, Roy Disney felt that it would be too familiar. Also, flamingos [[RuleOfCute look better]] playing with yo-yos, because they are pink!** ''Fantasia 2000'' was originally going to include ''Dance of the Hours'' and ''Nutcracker Suite''. A glimpse of ''Nutcracker'' can be seen in the original trailer.** Can you imagine if the Disney execs had followed through with their original idea for ''Fantasia'' and continued to release sequels to it periodically, even yearly, with brand-new music and animation? Unfortunately, the onset of World War 2 and the lack of enough money made at the box office from original film (it made a lot of money, but certainly not enough to justify the cost of making a continuous series) resulted in the idea being dropped in what is considered the most haunting Disney couldabeen of all.** ''Fantasia 2006'' (which was to focus on world music) was not only planned, but segments were completed for it before the plug was pulled. They subsequently became standalone shorts: ''One by One'' and ''The Little Match Girl'' are included as bonus features on the special edition [=DVDs=] of ''[[Disney/TheLionKing The Lion King II]]'' and ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', respectively; ''Lorenzo'' screened before ''Film/RaisingHelen'' in theaters, and ''Destino'' has appeared at film festivals and, curiously, cruise ship art auctions. They all appeared at a 2008 Los Angeles screening hosted by Roy Disney as well.** The original version of Fantasia would had included "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcpamvLB2JU Clair de Lune]]". This piece was re-edited and shown as "Blue Bayou" in ''Disney/MakeMineMusic''.*** Speaking of which, the "Music/PeterAndTheWolf" segment was originally developed for a continuation of ''Fantasia''.** "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" was also different - earlier in production, plans for the Sorcerer's Apprentice had either [[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Dopey]] or DonaldDuck as the Sorcerer's Apprentice.** The mythological piece was originally supposed to be set to the score from Gabriel Pierné's "Cydalise et le Chèvre-pied." They had a hard time fitting the animation ideas in with the music so they went with Beethoven's Sixth over conductor Leopold Stokowski's objections.** The procession in ''Ave Maria'' was originally supposed to enter an actual church. There was also talk of having an image of the Virgin Mary in the last shot, which could have been omitted when shown on non-Christian countries.** Online photos of conceptual art pieces for The Pastoral Symphony suggest that nymphs and nixies were intended to make an appearance, and that male zebra centaurs were considered to be boyfriends/dancing partners for the zebra centaurettes attending on Bacchus.** Originally the rats in the "Steadfast Tin Soldier" were more comical, but their scenes were changed because they didn't fit the ominous tone of the music for that section. Early on, the director toyed with the idea of using the original story's DownerEnding, but rejected it for similar reasons.** The original ending of the "Firebird Suite" had the Sprite turning into some kind of sun goddess.** Disney toyed with the idea of pumping scents into the theater to match the segments. It was abandoned due to the logistics of clearing each scent after each sequence.** "The Rite of Spring" originally would have ended with the Age of Man.** Apparently "Fantasia 2000"'s Pomp and Circumstance segment was gong to have the Disney princes getting diplomas and the princesses having children, and they even invited the Nine Old Men.----!! Misc. Trivia* Someone with a keen eye for details or a photographic memory can spot some re-used animation in ''Disney/TheBlackCauldron'' from "Night on Bald Mountain". The scene? When Henwen is crying, you can spot some skeletons-on-horses from ''Fantasia''.* At 2 Hours and 4 Minutes (124 minutes) long, this is the longest Animated Disney Movie. The longest Disney movie ever is ''Film/TheHappiestMillionare'', which has various running times[[note]]Which are 2 Hours and 24 Minutes (144 Minutes), 2 hours and 42 minutes (162 minutes), and 2 Hours and 52 minutes (172 Minutes)[[/note]], but all of them make the film the longest film they've ever released.* Fantasia had the first known use of "Surround Sound" in a theater, coined as "Fantasound."----